Brian.... I think you got ahead of yourself; did you miss the dselect command in your insructions? :-)~MIKE~(-: On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 11:34 AM, Brian Cluff wrote: > This is a great way to backup a system without actually backing it up > completely, but I like to add at least one additional step, that backs up > the configuration of the packages themselves. > First you need to install the deconf-utils package: > > sudo apt-get install deconf-utils > > That will give you the debconf-get-selections utility that will give you > the contents of the debian package configs in a format that can be read by > debconf-set-selections; which is already on the system so you don't need > any extra packages installed when you do the restore. > > debconf-get-selections >~/debconf-selections > > Then all you need to do is add: > > debconf-set-selections ~/debconf-selections > > before the dselect command. > > Alternatively you can skip loading the dselect command altogether and just > use in place of it: > > apt-get dselect-upgrade > > Brian Cluff > > > On 12/30/2013 09:57 AM, Kevin Fries wrote: > >> saw this at askubuntu, and it looks quite complete: >> >> A quick way of backing up a list of programs is to run this: >> >> dpkg --get-selections > ~/Package.list >> sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list ~/sources.list >> sudo apt-key exportall > ~/Repo.keys >> It will back them up in a format that dpkg can read for after your >> reinstall, like this: >> >> sudo apt-key add ~/Repo.keys >> sudo cp ~/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get install dselect >> sudo dpkg --set-selections < ~/Package.list >> sudo apt-get dselect-upgrade -y >> Settings and Personal Data >> Before you reinstall, you should probably back up the settings from some >> of your programs, this can easily be done by grabbing folders from /etc >> and all the content from your user directory (not just the stuff you can >> see in nautilus!): >> >> rsync --progress /home/`whoami` /path/to/user/profile/backup/here >> After you reinstall, you can restore it with: >> >> rsync --progress /path/to/user/profile/backup/here /home/`whoami` >> So all together as a pseudo-bash script. >> This assumes there is only one user on the machine (remove /'whoami' >> otherwise) and that you used the same username on both installs (modify >> dest. of rsync otherwise). >> >> dpkg --get-selections > ~/Package.list >> sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list ~/sources.list >> sudo apt-key exportall > ~/Repo.keys >> rsync --progress /home/`whoami` /path/to/user/profile/backup/here >> >> ## Reinstall now >> >> rsync --progress /path/to/user/profile/backup/here /home/`whoami` >> sudo apt-key add ~/Repo.keys >> sudo cp ~/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list >> sudo apt-get update >> sudo apt-get install dselect >> sudo dpkg --set-selections < ~/Package.list >> sudo dselect >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Michael Havens > > wrote: >> >> well.... it looks as if I may have to reinstall my laptop (which >> sucks) if we can't get x working again. I just realized something I >> didn't do: I did not write down all the ppa addresses. So what I >> would like to know is in which file are the ppa s kept? then I can >> scp that to the tv server and if we can't get x working again it >> won't be as painful a bite. Thanks:-) >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small >> people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, >> too, can become great." >> >> >> -- Mark Twain >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >